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Teenagers of married couples were more confident than those in single-parent families or youngsters whose parents lived together in a stable long-term relationship, research found.

Fife is one of the most obese areas in the UK, according to new data research. Almost a third of adults, 31%, are deemed to be grossly overweight in the Kingdom, according to the Scottish Health Survey which was last updated two months ago. The figure is not much more inspiring in Tayside, with the level …

A new study found that by the age of seven there were no differences in school achievement between pupils who had previously taken up the free places and those who hadn’t.

Middle-aged men are at mortal risk from the demon drink and don’t even know it, according to a recent press…

More than 72 per cent of adults aged under 24 said they were 'comfortable or alright' with money each month if they lived with mum and dad - compared to just 44 per cent of those who rent their own home.

YOUNG people - and particularly women - are more likely to drink heavily if they went to university or became a smoker in their teenage years, new research has shown.

It’s the visit that we all hope we’ll never experience. The police arrive at your home to tell you that a family member has been murdered. For Marian Partington, 20 years of not knowing what happened to her sister Lucy ended with one such visit on a Saturday morning in March 1994.

This month's unemployment figure was up for Scotland, though not by much. It's the sharp fall in the number of jobs that should be causing more concern, combined with a fall in hours worked.

According to charity Asthma UK, in Scotland 368,000 people are currently receiving treatment for the disease.